Transmigrate to Ancient Times, Build Cities and Infrastructure, Create a Modern City 穿古代，城建流，基建流，建现代化城市

1. 101 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated to the Road to Exile, and I Burst Out Laughing 全家穿越到流放路上，我笑了 Love Goes Along爱相随Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + the whole village gets rich + farming and business + cozy and heartwarming, no awful characters + infrastructure] Zhi Qing transmigrates with her parents and becomes part of a respected family of grassroots village officials in ancient times. She even brings along the research database in her head. Whatever information she needs, one quick tap and the whole world is at her fingertips. Soon they have a flower garden, a vegetable garden, and an orchard, as well as 815Reads9.1Score101Shelves
2. 102 从 After Transmigrating from the Apocalypse, I Build Up the Borderlands with a Prince 从末世穿越后，在边关和王爷搞基建 Nan Meng南梦Two Male Leads206k WordsCompleted Lu Huai is suddenly transmigrated into the body of a pitiful young man whose own sister plotted to catch him in bed with someone. He is then made to marry in his sister's place, becoming the wife of Prince Jing, a man infamous as a bringer of calamity and misfortune. He has barely enjoyed two days of married life before being sent away to the prince's frozen, snowbound fief. Lu Huai gives a cold laugh. He's survived the brutal, bloody days of the apocalypse, so what's a little ancient era to him 1.2kReads8.9Score103Shelves
3. 103 大 Great Ming: SimCity, I Am the Mayor 大明：模拟城市，我是市长 Cool Orange酷酷的橙子Historical878k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the realm was in chaos. Li Chuan transmigrated and awakened a City-Building System. As long as he developed and built up his territory, he could keep earning rewards. So Li Chuan went all out, developing infrastructure, establishing factories, and building an army... He made sweeping progress in education, entertainment, light industry, heavy industry, finance, and every other sector. Modern factories sprang up across the Ming, creating jobs for its people 41Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes a county magistrate, leading Yunmeng County to rapid development.

4. 104 贞 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 Enlightenment on the Way悟途Historical7.7M WordsOngoing [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 117.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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   Not bad. It's great to listen to in the background while I'm at work.

5. 105 大 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君，我为大明续运三百年 Kunwu昆吾Historical6.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 100.2kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves
6. 106 流 Rogue County Magistrate: I’m Bringing Home an Empress for the New Year 流氓县令：抢个女帝回家过年 Drinking Gahala Beer吃嘎啦哈啤酒Historical380k WordsOngoing Xiao Buyu, a loser from 2023, transmigrates into the body of a bandit who's supposedly one of the five great outlaws. Disguised as the county magistrate of Ping'an, he robs the acting ruler of the kingdom while she is traveling incognito, right from the start. Li Yingluo, the female regent, originally intends to kill him, but then she sees a different world: modern streets, modern administration... She suspects all of this is a message from the late emperor, delivered through Xiao Buyu. So she d 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No system, purely time-travel, purely infrastructure building, comedic novel

7. 107 长 Longevity: I Was Picked Up by Xu Da in the Ming Dynasty 长生：我在大明被徐达捡回家 Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi两广总督Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Healing] [Feel-good power fantasy] In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Yang Xuan met Xu Da, who had returned from a failed northern campaign. To fill his belly, Yang Xuan agreed to become Xu Da’s disciple, beginning his years in the Great Ming dynasty. He lived through the bloodshed of the Hongwu era, witnessed the nations paying court during the Yongle era, and saw the prosperity of the Ren and Xuan reigns. He was Zhu Biao’s close friend and confidant. He was the person Zhu Di t 22.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
8. 108 清 I Transmigrated into Jiang Yuyan in the Qing Dynasty and Smashed Qianlong's Head 清穿融合江玉燕，锤爆乾隆狗头 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented Qing dynasty time travel + rebellion and kingship + beating up Qianlong + no romance, feel-good story with a powerful female lead!] After transmigrating to the Qianlong era, Jinfeng became the Fifth Princess, the short-lived daughter of Empress Consort Nara. From the start, she was stranded outside the palace and sold into a brothel? Jinfeng sneered, activated the System, inherited Jiang Yuyan’s peerless martial arts, and slaughtered her way through her enemies. Her birth mother 3.7kReads8.8Score342Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of Emperor Qianlong's fifth daughter, who has ended up in a brothel. Using her special abilities, she destroys the brothel. Leading her followers, she establishes the Great Yan Dynasty, a powerful empire that stands in opposition to the Qing Dynasty. The dynasty boasts trains, subways, schools, restaurants, factories, and high-yield grains. The people live in peace and prosperity.

9. 109 刚 We Just Had Our Home Confiscated, and Now It's the Apocalypse? I'm Stockpiling Supplies in Ancient Times to Escape the Famine 刚抄家又末世？我在古代囤货逃荒 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Medicine + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Heroine] Su Hua transmigrates into a book. She isn’t the heroine or even a supporting character, just a complete sucker who isn’t even important enough to have her name mentioned. In three days, her family will be confiscated and she’ll be exiled. Three months later, she’ll face extreme heat, heavenly fire, earthquakes, tsunamis... The world will turn into a map straight out of the Classic of Mo 22.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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   In ancient times, people fled famine, and their escape eventually turned into an apocalypse. Possessing supernatural abilities and a spatial dimension, the female protagonist leads everyone in building a modern home.

10. 110 纨 The Spoiled Heir: I Drove Enemy Spies Insane 纨绔世子：我把敌国间谍整疯了 Big Nabe Stew铁锅炖大哪Historical175k WordsOngoing Xiao Jue transmigrates into the eldest legitimate son of the Duke Who Guards the State of Great Zhao, and the capital's most notorious wastrel. Lustful and cowardly, with no learning or skill, everyone says all he knows how to do is squander money and enjoy himself. After working himself to the breaking point as a corporate drone in his previous life, he had planned to lie flat and live comfortably as a good-for-nothing. But then he discovers that the new concubine his father is about to marry i 1.7kReads—Score121Shelves

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    Here are a few books I enjoy featuring spoiled young masters. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf]

11. 111 大 Great Qian’s Top-Tier Star: The Fugitive Son-in-Law Who Ran from His Wedding 大乾顶流：逃婚驸马爷 Fragrant Fruit Speechless香果无语Historical2.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + alternate history + no System + showing off and face-slapping] My name is Su Yan, and I transmigrated into the body of the spoiled son of a Duke of the Great Qian Kingdom. At first, I wanted to start a small business and coast on my father's glory, living the carefree life of a god: fighting crickets, walking dogs, taking a whole harem of wives and concubines, and listening to music at the pleasure quarters whenever I had nothing else to do. Then my father told me I was betroth 214.9kReads8.6Score15.8kShelves
12. 112 被 My Girlfriend Ruined My Life, Then I Woke Up in the Tang Dynasty 被女友坑惨梦回大唐 Mo Dao Qing Chi莫道青池Historical125k WordsOngoing (Dual transmigration + colonizing the entire world in the Great Tang + cuckolded men + green tea women. Upon reaching shore, the first thing to do is cut down the cuckolded man. Conquer the world in the Great Tang, cultivate immortality and seek the Dao in reality. Anglers, please don’t come home empty-handed.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 穿 Transmigrated to the Zhenguan Era: From the Start, I’m Fighting Locusts for Food 穿越贞观：开局和蝗虫抢口粮 Sheep of the Wilderness旷野的羊儿Historical308k WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Tang dynasty + hardcore farming + technological development + face-slapping power plays One-sentence pitch: No golden finger, just agricultural know-how to take on the world! Can you believe that when a modern top student becomes the “locust plague terminator” of the Zhenguan era, the ancients win the war against locusts by banging pots, releasing ducks, and spreading lime? Click to experience the thrill of fighting locusts with science! 1Reads6.3Score—Shelves
14. 114 开 From the Start, I Transmigrated into a Deity Statue and Was Worshipped as a Goddess in a Year of Famine 开局穿成神像，我在荒年被奉神女 Frostlight of the Strange Moon异月霜华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Mountain God] [Infrastructure Building] [Transmigrators Helping Each Other] From the start, she transmigrates into the statue of a god in a ruined temple on a barren mountain. No problem: she’s also bound to a Godhood System! When Yu Luo gives a roasted chicken to a mother and daughter who have long been bullied, they become incredibly strong and turn the tables on their tormentors. The black soil she gives them makes crops grow at astonishing speed. Cotton, sweet potatoes, and potatoes 4.1kReads8.9Score371Shelves

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    This novel features a female protagonist who is also the only true god. It has a bit of an infrastructure-building element, a novel theme, and includes various protagonists who transmigrate, are reborn, and includes female leads, male leads, villains, cannon fodder... Basically a complete mess, all gathered in the female protagonist's territory to carry out construction. There's also a transmigrated county magistrate who's involved in city building. I read it all night last night and found the latest chapter quite interesting.

15. 115 为 To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额，全球富婆怒砸百亿 Old Meow Mister老喵先森Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on, 3.7kReads7.3Score240Shelves

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    For those bored readers, check out this! It's a wildly imaginative farming novel, over a million words long, and absolutely fantastic! If you're looking for something to read, you absolutely must check this out!!! 222

16. 116 女 The Empress Transmigrates: Conquering the World in a Chaotic Age 女帝穿越，她在乱世逐鹿天下 Autumn Farewell and the Lantern's Song秋辞与灯鸣Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted No romance + strong female lead + powerful heroine + light ensemble cast + infrastructure building + satisfying read + transmigration Yun Zhi was a princess who grew up in the Cold Palace. In the Cold Palace, you either erupt out of silence or perish in it. To survive, she used every means at her disposal, killed her father and brother, and took the throne everyone wanted. But after only a few years on the throne, she died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she was Yun Zhi, the newborn 1.9kReads8.9Score184Shelves

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    The first book is about political intrigue; the second book features a female protagonist with an incredibly powerful cheat ability.

17. 117 大 Great Tang: The Rebellious Son Betrays His Country 大唐：逆子叛国 Carefree Peddler逍遥货郎哥Historical1.0M WordsCompleted He turns Li Er into a tool to conquer new territories on his behalf, then helps enthrone a Byzantine empress, only to plot to take her country. Li Ke, the third prince of the Tang Dynasty, is shunned by his brothers, while the ministers keep their distance to avoid getting involved. Li Ke leaves the empire’s borders and, through cautious growth and steadily swallowing up territory, carves out a realm of his own. Before long, a powerful nation quietly appears on the Tang Dynasty’s northern fronti 6.3kReads8.5Score365Shelves

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    These feel pretty good

18. 118 叫 I Told You to Flee the Famine, Not to Rise Up and Become Empress! 叫你去逃荒，没叫你翻身做女皇！ A Ton of Mandarins一吨砂糖橘Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Reborn + Empress System + Spatial Farming + Nation-Building] Amid the chaos of a troubled age, the country is beset by internal and external crises, and the people are living in misery. In her previous life, Lin Xinmiao gave her life to defend her country against foreign invaders and died on the battlefield, only to end up with her family destroyed and thousands condemning her. In this life, she refuses to remain beneath others. After binding herself to the Empress System, she star 108Reads6.2Score—Shelves
19. 119 第 The County Magistrate: I Have a Dream of Prosperity and Strength 第一县令：本官有个富强梦 The Silent Conch海螺无声Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted [No System + farming and infrastructure building + no romance + slow-paced] Yongxin County has been poor for so long that no one ever imagined it could become wealthy one day. The local tycoons have been rich for ages, but when Magistrate Lu arrives, they find themselves facing a choice: become poorer or get even richer. Even a fool knows which to pick, but Magistrate Lu's scheme has a catch! The wealthy families of Longyou Prefecture tremble. Who on earth is making all the money? By the time th 1.2kReads8.7Score135Shelves

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    Yongxin County had been poor for so long, never imagining it would one day become rich. The wealthy families, having been rich for so long, never expected that with Magistrate Lu's arrival, they would have to make a choice: become poorer or become richer. Even a fool would know which to choose, but Magistrate Lu's scheme had a threshold! The wealthy families of Longyou Prefecture trembled in fear, wondering who was really making the money! By the time they realized what was happening and were about to join in with their money, Magistrate Lu had been transferred to the capital! Court officials and powerful families: "Damn it! This is coming for us! Run!" Lu Zhen: "Since you're already here, stay for dinner!"

20. 120 我 I Am a Tyrant in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明当暴君 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical2.5M WordsCompleted You think I don't know you're secretly colluding with the Manchus? You think I don't know you've been hiding your commercial taxes? The southeast is lost in drunken revelry, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, strewn with starving corpses! The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the lifeblood from the Ming and carve the flesh from the people! Even an ordinary man's fury can drench the ground in blood. Do you know what happens when 3.9kReads8.9Score230Shelves
21. 121 大 Great Qin: The Greediest Official of All Time, Praised as a Loyal Minister by the First Emperor 大秦：千古贪官，祖龙夸我是忠臣 Young Master Xuanniao公子玄鸟Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue] + [fiery passion] + [rivalry for supremacy] + [ruthless action] + [no System] In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, after performing the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai, Qin Shi Huang disguises himself as a wealthy merchant to tour the land incognito. To his surprise, he discovers that the local township head, Heifu, is openly accepting bribes, colluding with merchants! He is only a township head, yet his residence is extravagantly luxurious, with hundreds 6.1kReads9.2Score614Shelves

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    He was hailed as an infrastructure madman. When Qin Shi Huang secretly visited his territory, his first priority was to pay highway tolls. He boldly reformed and completely reshaped the region under his jurisdiction.

22. 122 苟 Keeping a Low Profile as an Immortal in the County Town 苟在县城当仙尊 A Young Worker at Hameiyao哈煤窑的小工人Urban92k WordsOngoing This book tells the story of a protagonist who transmigrates to another world and becomes a county magistrate, putting down roots in a poor county and developing it step by step. He begins with people’s livelihoods, reclaiming wasteland, controlling floods, and improving farming and sericulture to stabilize the people’s lives. He then establishes workshops and opens up trade routes to revitalize the local economy. Finally, he organizes the local militia and repairs the city defenses, creating a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended for those who travel back to ancient times and build cities.

23. 123 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Time of War, Hid in the Mountains, and Found a Peaceful Life 穿越遇兵乱，躲进深山享安闲 Da Yu Er大钰儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing After I transmigrated into a year of war and famine, I took my family deep into the mountains to escape the fighting. I had hoped to live a self-sufficient life in seclusion, but who knew I would save a prince’s grandson in distress and a great general who had fallen off a cliff and been badly injured? I also adopted young children displaced by the war. With no teacher available, we made use of five thousand years of accumulated knowledge, and ended up training many gifted and extraordinary peop 105Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    You could check out this book. The female protagonist travels back to ancient times, and her family lives in a place like a paradise. They build a shopping center in the ancient town and improve people's lives.

24. 124 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    I think the books I've read so far are good! If none of them are the ones you're looking for, feel free to skip them [laughs]. Please don't scold me [crying].

25. 125 大 Great Tang: Stop Pretending, You’re a Peerless Master 大唐：别装了，您就是绝世高人 The Jumping Mouse跳跳的鼠Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Su Yu transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, awakens a System, and builds a secluded paradise where he can be a carefree young master, living off others and waiting to die. In the first year of the Zhenguan era, a noblewoman trespasses into his estate and is caught red-handed by Su Yu. The noblewoman is shocked: “Everyone is starving. Why does your Ah Huang get meat to eat?” “The Turks are causing trouble and the emperor has suffered humiliation. What’s your plan?” “The great clans hold the governme 28.4kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    Traveling to ancient times ✔ City building ✔ Infrastructure building ✔ Building airplanes and cannons ✔ Traveling to ancient times to develop and progress, from an agrarian society to the industrial age, and then completing the journey with the emperor.

26. 126 穿 Transmigrated as Cao Cao's Daughter: From Farming to Empress 穿成曹操女儿，从种地到女帝 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Cao Sui, a graduate student in agricultural science, has just finished slogging through her thesis when she jolts awake and opens her eyes to a woman gazing at her with tender affection. After spending over half a year recovering in bed, she finally gets up and learns that her father has gone off to fight the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans? What a historically specific term. Cao Sui is devastated. Why on earth did she have to end up in the Three Kingdoms? With disasters and war stacked aga 12kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    I looked around but couldn't find this one. I think it's really good, so I'm recommending it (it's completed!!! I'm saying it three times because it's important). The female protagonist, Cao Sui, is an agricultural student who transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms period and becomes the daughter of Cao Cao and Lady Ding. She actively develops crops, improves people's livelihoods, builds schools, establishes the imperial examination system, and spreads knowledge regardless of gender, giving women a path to power. She eventually ascends the throne as empress.

27. 127 吧 One Little Kiss, and the Rugged Man Goes Wild, Sweet-Talking Me into Coming Home 吧唧亲一口，糙汉疯了诱哄我回家 Little Bun小面包Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A story about poverty alleviation, perfect for readers interested in civil service exams and public-sector jobs! [Energetic sweet girl & rugged man who’s crazy about sugar] [Transmigration + Farming + Substitute Marriage + Making a Fortune + Pocket Space + Rural Revitalization] She spends her very first day in another world getting married, and her rugged husband is studying an illustrated manual right in front of her?! What a wild start. Lin Baochu says, “I can’t take this. I really can’t!” A s 4.2kReads8.5Score407Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to a lawless exile county, where she takes charge and leads a group of passionate friends to farm, grow vegetables, raise shrimp, and build infrastructure, conquering village after village and drastically changing the exile county!

28. 128 换 My Short-Lived Husband Is Counting on Me to Save Him With My Superpower 换来的短命夫君，要靠我用异能救 Brave Little Chunk勇敢的小肥肉Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Wish fulfillment + a golden finger + a pocket dimension + no putting up with mistreatment Zuo Qixing, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book. Now she has the following problems: Her illegitimate younger sister insists on swapping betrothed partners. Zuo Qixing: “Fine. As long as the terms are right, we can talk about anything.” The fiancé she gets in the swap is short-lived. Zuo Qixing: “Whatever. It’s not as if I’m going bankrupt, and besides, I have wood-based powers.” T 11.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    In the early stages, the female protagonist is forced into a marriage of convenience and demands the return of her mother's dowry, leading to a battle of wits with her father. She is a transmigrator from a post-apocalyptic world with wood-based superpowers that allow her to heal illnesses and poisons, including curing the male protagonist's body. Later, she builds her power, transforms the northern wasteland into a prosperous city, and eventually becomes an empress.

29. 129 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Heroine Strikes Back 快穿：炮灰女配反杀剧情 Quieted Down 1102安静了1102Fantastical Romance552k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration | Everyone's favorite | Female-lead romance | Portable space | 1vN Nan Zhi lost both her parents as a child and grew up dependent on others, without a sense of security or enough love. More than anything, she longs for someone to choose her, again and again, without hesitation. Then one obsessive, unhinged man after another comes along, all vying for her, going mad for her and bending to her will... The men suffer, not the woman. There's just a bit of setup at the beginnin 17.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    With a portable space at your fingertips, you can quickly travel through countless worlds. As cannon fodder, you rewrite your predetermined tragic end; hoarding resources, hoarding strength, and navigating relationships with various male protagonists, you don't seek exclusive love, only a life of carefree wandering. A good read if you're looking for something to read.

30. 130 兽 Beast World: Bet You Didn’t Expect Me to Turn Myself In 兽世：没想到吧，我把自己上交了 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Beast World, farming, infrastructure building, interworld development, cooperation with the nation, turning everything over to the country, and an ambitious heroine (ambition is not a derogatory term) (National cooperation, with an overwhelmingly powerful cheat) What should you do if you become the absurdly pampered wife heroine in a beast-world conquest novel? Jiang Jiao turned around and handed herself over to the country, clinging to the leg of her motherland. Jiang Jiao: Mom, food, pleas 22.1kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    Super exciting! A must-see for fans of infrastructure-building and strong female protagonists. The protagonist is kidnapped to the Beast World by a human trafficking system, intending to be brainwashed into a parasitic breeding machine. But! The protagonist blinds the male lead, who resembles a rapist, on their first encounter, and kills him on the second. After returning to the modern world, she immediately reports to the government, which responds swiftly. On her third journey, she returns to the Beast World with 20 super-strong special bodyguards arranged by the government. These 20 personnel include experts in security, logistics, medical care, scientific research, and other fields. Together with the protagonist, they expand their territory in this mysterious Beast World.

31. 131 系 System Notice: Your Cave Abode Loan Is Now Active 系统通知：您的洞府贷已生效 I Don't Get Cows Chewing Peonies牛嚼牡丹我不解Ancient Romance673k WordsOngoing [Unconventional Cultivation + Hilarious Commentary + Ensemble Cast + Character Growth + Infrastructure Building] A genuinely penniless girl from the start, living in an empty house. Every character needs hidden requirements to load successfully. Ye Wu used to work in finance in her past life. Now she’s leading a bunch of clueless NPCs in farming, infrastructure projects, and even fighting imperialism and feudalism… Before long, everyone in the beginner village is a real talent. The old man feels 91Reads8.3Score113Shelves

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    It's very unique, a bit like stepping into a game. At first, it's pixelated, like an NPC, but as you interact with it, it transforms into a real world. It's beautiful and very modern.

32. 132 穿 I Became an Emperor and Started a Courtwide Rivalry by Renovating the Toilets 穿成帝王，从修厕所开始内卷全朝 Ten Thousand Stars一万颗星星Two Male Leads449k WordsCompleted [Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Farming and Nation-Building + Shop System + Food + Very Little Romance] A no-nonsense, satisfying nation-building story [Elegant emperor x rugged, wolfish general] Good news: I transmigrated into an emperor! Bad news: it's a poor place, and I'm a puppet emperor! The female special agent Yun Ran transmigrates into a male emperor, and just as she's settling into a grand dream, she discovers that the whole country is poor and weak. A powerful neighboring nation is 36Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    It's really good! It's a story about a woman who transmigrates into a man's body, and she's decisive, has strong moral principles, and gradually builds a powerful infrastructure. Highly recommended!

33. 133 咸 A Laid-Back Life of Nation-Building, with a Powerful Army at My Command 咸鱼基建，我手握重兵 Running Dumpling飞奔的饺子Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted After an unlucky transmigration, there was no internet, no air conditioning, no phones, and barely any material comforts in this ancient world. Xie Xian was so miserable she wanted to die. “Good sir, do you know of a quicker, more painless way to die?” “…” Tu Zhen had been about to interrogate Xie Xian about where she came from, but froze. What was this female ghost thinking? When she saw people eyeing the property of her branch of the Xie family, Xie Xian decided to lie flat and wait for 3.2kReads8.7Score311Shelves

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    I've finished looking at it; there are currently no meal replacement options available.

34. 134 天 The Heavenly Workshop’s Broken Axle: Building Infrastructure in the Qing Dynasty 天工折轴：我在大清搞基建 Brother Genzi根子哥Historical274k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a convict sentenced to exile in Ningguta? No problem. I'm a modern engineer. I can clear mountains, build roads and cities, and strengthen the army. My skills let me do whatever I want in the Qing dynasty! With engineering, I'll usher in a golden age; with a broken axle, I'll decide the fate of the world. From convict to industrial magnate, all I need is infrastructure! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Hardcore Infrastructure Construction from Scratch

35. 135 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Keep My Head Down and Grow Up 穿到古代苟着长大 Sikong Zhiyu司空执与Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After an ordinary woman dies, she transmigrates to another world. She is no self-sacrificing heroine! No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, and no awful relatives! There is a romantic pairing! This is a story of struggle built on her own experience and hard work, with farming and business management. The pace is unhurried, and life is slow. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me! Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental! 2.4kReads8.9Score136Shelves

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    Traveling to ancient times without any cheat codes wouldn't necessarily result in building an ancient city; it would be more of an immersive experience.

36. 136 女 A Woman Reborn as a Woman Leads Her Family and Country to Prosperity 女穿女，带领家国走繁荣 Assam Milk Tea阿萨姆奶茶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Strong heroine, infrastructure, feel-good story, no System, steady updates) No CP. If you love stories with a powerful female lead, you’re in luck! Chu Ci, a science PhD from the 21st century, transmigrated to the Longteng Dynasty. Soon after arriving, she was caught up in a disaster that befell the Chu family. Framed by the Right Chancellor, she went from a noblewoman of the capital to a humble county magistrate, taking over her father’s post. Songyang County. Assistant county magistrate An Bi 786Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    A strong female protagonist with no romantic partner becomes a county magistrate and develops infrastructure.

37. 137 我 I Really Don't Want to Ascend the Throne! 我真的不想登基啊！ Yao Nie曜涅Two Male Leads122k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Transmigration + Ancient Fantasy + A Touch of Eldritch Gods] Muxing, the youngest S-rank Keeper of Secrets at the Cosmic Academy, gets himself blown up after taking things too far. When he wakes up again, he has become the foolish fifth prince of an Eastern dynasty. On the very first day after transmigrating, some people tell him that he has already been stripped of his status as a human being. It doesn't make much difference to him whether he's human or not. At least now he ca —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Transmigration + Fantasy Cultivation + Mind-Blowing Idea + Mild Evil God + Industrial Revolution + Two Male Leads

38. 138 我 Making Creative Goods in Ancient Times 我在古代做文创 Fishy the Booze Barrel酒桶鱼鱼Ancient Romance636k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + Transmigration + Business and Wealth-Building + Ancient-Era Entertainment + Teacher and Student] Gu Qiubai spent his whole life as a game concept artist working himself to the bone. In this life, he only wants to lie flat. From the start, his prospects were disastrous: he became a refugee and was raised by a mysterious white-bearded master. After reaching adulthood, Gu Qiubai came down from the mountains. To support his family, he returned to his old trade: joining the Ac 1.7kReads9.0Score187Shelves

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    "The Growing Heroine" tells the story of a female protagonist who transmigrates to ancient times, facing life-or-death situations, but is fortunately adopted and makes a living through painting. She promotes a new school of painting in ancient times, narrating the struggles of different women against feudal society. There is no female rivalry; she supports the Empress. From an unknown, unknown painter to the current Lord Gu (official title) [heart]—I come from the future, naturally I must leave a lasting mark on the world. [Top Post]

39. 139 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The infrastructure development, built from scratch, has transformed a poor little county into a prosperous one. It's so beautiful! [Heart emojis]

40. 140 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.3kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    I recently started reading a really good infrastructure-building novel, and it's the first one that's still being updated. It just keeps getting better and better as you read on!

41. 141 不 Unbelievable! I’m Bringing Compulsory Education to Ancient Times 不可思议！我在古代普及义务教育 The Goose Treading on Thin Ice如履薄冰的鹅Ancient Romance862k WordsCompleted Other people’s Systems let them hear others’ thoughts, win over handsome men, or climb the ranks through palace intrigue. Tao Ran’s is different: hers is a compulsory education system created by the state! It requires her to bring compulsory education to feudal antiquity! Tao Ran is completely at a loss. She figures she won’t survive a single episode trying to introduce compulsory education in ancient times... But the System insists it was created by the state! Its quality is guaranteed, so Tao 7.5kReads8.0Score881Shelves
42. 142 县 The County Magistrate's Daughter Only Wants to Farm 县令之女她只想种田 Mountain Pepper山辣子Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted [System + farming + no toxic characters + lighthearted + one-on-one romance] Transmigrating? No need to panic, she has a System! Gu Yin just wanted to farm every day and do a little business on the side. Who knew she’d accidentally turn the county her father governed into a model county and become the richest person in the Great Ji dynasty? ----------Bonus Scene------- When they first met, she held out her slender hand. “A hundred taels for the travel expenses, please.” He sat in a wheelchair, h 6.9kReads8.9Score706Shelves
43. 143 帝 The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马 Heavenly Fragrant Eyes天香瞳Historical4.4M WordsCompleted [New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top 113.8kReads9.1Score10.6kShelves

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    Prince Yang Yu of Zhenbei, for your unparalleled contributions to expanding the territory of our Great Sui Dynasty, hereby bestows upon you the Third Princess Chen Ruyan in marriage. May you two be happily united in marriage! The Third Princess 👸🏻👸🏻 Chen Ruyan? Is that the Chen Ruyan who is famous throughout the land and whose beauty is said to topple kingdoms??

44. 144 壶 Hu Xiaotian 壶笑天 Mutual Love郎情妾意Historical489k WordsCompleted Yang Yu dies alongside drug lords at the border and transmigrates to the Sui dynasty, into the body of the useless heir of the Prince of Zhenbei! He wants to be an idle young lord, but there are always petty troublemakers pushing him to grow stronger! Breaking off an engagement? Fine, but I’m the one breaking off my engagement to you, Liu Wanqing! From a useless young lord to taking command of 200,000 Zhenbei troops, inventing all sorts of things from the twenty-first century, and opening a brot 114Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 盛 Empress of a Golden Age: From Refugee to Ruler of All 盛世女帝：从流民到万民之主 Pear Thousand Sails梨千帆Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing [Not even a full bowl to start with, just half a sack of moldy grain!] Ling Xi transmigrates into a chaotic age and lands in a living hell! Corpses litter the ground, and human lives are worthless. She has barely arrived when a riot breaks out among the refugees, and she is about to be trampled into a pulp! [Ding! Activate the Grand Era Compendium? No! This old lady will get by with sharp words and half a sack of grain!] At the brink of death, she snatches a broken gong, climbs onto a grain cart 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Infrastructure reigns supreme!

46. 146 妖 The Evil Ninth Prince 妖孽九皇子 Jiangnan Goldfish江南金鱼Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Ye Chen transmigrates into the body of the Ninth Prince of Xia. His royal brothers want him dead, the emperor wants him dead, and the powerful nobles at court all want him dead. Ye Chen has had enough. If everyone wants to kill me, then I’ll seize control of the military, train a million elite soldiers, sweep across the land, and claim the throne. 17.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
47. 147 不 If You Won't Write the Memorial, Why Are You Going on the Northern Campaign? 不写出师表，你北什么伐呀！ Autumn Wind Over Luoshui洛水秋风Historical2.8M WordsCompleted “This place is so delightful, I could forget all about Shu!” Liu Shan, who left behind this timeless saying, thought he had died. But when he opened his eyes again, he had become Zhao Gou, the emperor of the Great Song. With none of Zhao Gou's memories, he gazed at the officials filling the court and fell into deep thought. They have a chancellor here too? The name Qin Hui might not sound like much, but surely he's as capable in both letters and arms as my foster father! Hmm? Wait, why is there 43.1kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves

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    [Eating melon][Thinking] "Enjoying this place, I don't miss Shu!" [Laughing][Rolling eyes] Liu Shan, who left behind this famous saying, thought he was dead. Who knew that when he opened his eyes again, he had become Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty. [Shocked][Shocked] Having inherited no memories, he looked at the court officials and fell into deep thought. There's a prime minister here too? [Laughing][Eating melon] Although Qin Hui's name isn't great, he must be as capable as his father, the prime minister! Hmm? Wait a minute, why is there such a big difference between prime ministers? That guy named Yue Fei, his lifelong ambition was the Northern Expedition? So this is the real prime minister!

48. 148 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6kReads7.5Score385Shelves

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    Farming and management, scientific cultivation—these elements drive the advancement of the cultivation system in this progressive world of cultivation, where ancient techniques are no longer considered superior. The world is characterized by its resilience, lack of arrogance, and refusal to resort to boasting or face-slapping. There are no female protagonists, no systems, and no cheat codes. The traditional Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul frameworks are replaced with entirely new gameplay mechanics. Build workshops, manage markets, and construct commercial empires. Transform communication talismans into rune phones and create a cultivation internet, utilizing the internet to promote affordable cultivation techniques, self-testing of spiritual roots, and knowledge sharing. Break the monopoly on cultivation resources, lower the barriers to cultivation, and promote cultivation for all. Drive the development of the cultivation world; ancient techniques and weapons are no longer considered superior. Cultivation is not about one person becoming an immortal, but about leading a team and driving the development of cultivation in another world...

49. 149 荒 Beloved by the Whole Village in a Year of Famine, She Leads Everyone to Prosperity on the Outskirts of the Capital 荒年团宠，带领全村在京郊致富 Wen Qingcheng温倾城Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Farming + Fleeing Famine + No Romance, Pure Catharsis] In a year of war and famine, a simple-minded farm girl suddenly comes to her senses and leads the whole village north to escape the famine. The former zombie king, who has both a space and psychic abilities, plays dumb while staying one step ahead. Now and then, she improves her family's meals, goes on a rampage, and beats people up. She makes the journey lively and full of good cheer, and successfully leads the whole village to settle in X 375Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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    A good, no-romance, light novel with elements of infrastructure building and farming.

50. 150 开 A Cruiser from the Start 开局一艘巡洋舰 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Yang Ge discovered he owned a warship, and not just any warship: one that could evolve! From that moment on, the world changed a little... You have divine-grade techniques? I have cruise missiles. You have protective qi armor? I have high-speed close-in guns. You can fly through the sky and dive into the sea? Then I have missiles and torpedoes. If all else fails, I’ll upgrade my warship a few more times and give you a mushroom cloud. This is the story of 3kReads8.7Score204Shelves

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